Any one go to DragonCon? or am I the only one.

Yes I went

2 (13.3%)

No Dragoncon is only for nerds.

8 (53.3%)

No but I wanted to

5 (33.3%)

Total Members Voted: 10

[soliscjw]

I just wanted to see if I was the only one on the boards who went.

[Zhwazi]

No, but I went to Otakon. What's DragonCon other than a convention having to do with dragons?

[dalebert]

I'd only just moved away from Atlanta to go to NH but I did manage a flight for the next great Atlanta convention. You going?

http://www.gaylaxicon2007.org/

[Ed]

I'd like to go to Comic-Con sometime, and that one Blizzard does every once in a while.

[AlexLibman]

People who go to Dragon*Con are not worthy of being called "nerds"!

Yes, we nerds do like the sci-fi that's technologically and philosophically stimulating, and some nerds may tolerate some fantasy in a foundational mythological context (i.e. LotR), but anything touching upon "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is rubbish for drooling idiots!

I know that popular culture likes to mix everything together, but there's a clear distinction between being "first in my class here at MIT" (nerd) and being a "champion at D&D" (brain-dead slacker)!  We nerds do drink Earl Grey (or green) tea, read Stephen Hawking, have high school chess trophies, have coded Pascal in the 80s, and do overpriced ethical hacking consulting one day a week to keep from having to move back in with mom and to support our Hentai addiction.  We don't use MySpace (lame!) or have Jar Jar Binks action figures!

syslog::debug_assert ($Technology->nerdicity =~ /GOOD/i && $Magic->nerdicity =~ /BAD/i);

[Hittman]

I was there, sans costume, and had a blast.

http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/index.php

[bonerjoe]

Yummy.

[Lindsey]

Which one? 

[bonerjoe]

Which one? 

Kevin Smith figures do not turn me on.

[Lindsey]

Which one? 

Kevin Smith figures do not turn me on.

I was just making sure.  Sheesh.   

[annyab]

nerdy

[soliscjw]

No, but I went to Otakon. What's DragonCon other than a convention having to do with dragons?

It is the largest Sci-Fi, fantasy convention in the US it beat out comicon (sp?) this year.
the reason I was asking was I wore my libertarian shirts which I have 7 of and at least 4 people recommended that I listen to Free Talk Live which I told them that not only do I listen I am an AMPer.   

[soliscjw]

Yummy.

This has been the one and only time that I have applauded  you that was a great picture.

[soliscjw]

I'd only just moved away from Atlanta to go to NH but I did manage a flight for the next great Atlanta convention. You going?

http://www.gaylaxicon2007.org/

I probably will not go while I (this goes with out saying here) am a libertarian and have no problames with gays and lesbians I am heterosexual and do not want to put my self in a position where I will be hit on by men I have enough problems with men trying to follow me home and not respecting me when I say I am not gay which has happened 6 or 7 times in 2007 alone   since I work at Ansley Mall (I can respect if not feel flattered when a guy asks me out and respects me when I say I am straight) 

[soliscjw]

People who go to Dragon*Con are not worthy of being called "nerds"!

Yes, we nerds do like the sci-fi that's technologically and philosophically stimulating, and some nerds may tolerate some fantasy in a foundational mythological context (i.e. LotR), but anything touching upon "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is rubbish for drooling idiots!

I know that popular culture likes to mix everything together, but there's a clear distinction between being "first in my class here at MIT" (nerd) and being a "champion at D&D" (brain-dead slacker)!  We nerds do drink Earl Grey (or green) tea, read Stephen Hawking, have high school chess trophies, have coded Pascal in the 80s, and do overpriced ethical hacking consulting one day a week to keep from having to move back in with mom and to support our Hentai addiction.  We don't use MySpace (lame!) or have Jar Jar Binks action figures!

syslog::debug_assert ($Technology->nerdicity =~ /GOOD/i && $Magic->nerdicity =~ /BAD/i);

Buffy rules it was and is one of the best shows on tv even in reruns